Artest needs to be suspended for the length of the playoffs.

[Fez Hammersticks]

Does anyone else find it a little odd that it's taking so long for the suspension announcment?

I think they're letting things cool down so that can give Artest a slap on the wrist.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Does anyone else find it a little odd that it's taking so long for the suspension announcment?

I think they're letting things cool down so that can give Artest a slap on the wrist.

The punishment was announced, Artest has to cancel his appearance on Conan's show tonight.

https://twitter.com/#!/LAIreland


BTW, did you see Paul Allen's tweet about there will be no uniform or color changes this year?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

The punishment was announced, Artest has to cancel his appearance on Conan's show tonight.

https://twitter.com/#!/LAIreland


BTW, did you see Paul Allen's tweet about there will be no uniform or color changes this year?

P.A. must read S2.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Artest suspended for 7 games.

Pure horse shit.

 

[MickZagger]

Shoulda been 10 games.

 

[PapaG]

Artest suspended for 7 games.

Pure horse shit.

It's the Laker rule. Stern can't have the Lakers miss a key player for the entire playoffs.

 

[RoyToy]

Artest suspended for 7 games.

Pure horse shit.

Kevin Love stomped on a guys face and was only suspended for 2 games

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Should have been 15.

Stern has no backbone.

 

[MickZagger]

Kevin Love stomped on a guys face and was only suspended for 2 games

That was a stomp?

 

[RoyToy]

That was a stomp?

Lol at this troll

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Yeah, Scola's face was just in the way of his foot.

 

[MickZagger]

Lol at this troll

Someone need a hug today?

 

[speeds]

Might've been more but Harden has a history of flopping that I think made a difference.

 

[Denny Crane]

Harden suffered a concussion. Hard to fake/flop that.

 

[e_blazer]

I'm okay with the 7 games, but they should also have required him to change his name to "Dumb-ass Thug" or "Violent Lunatic".

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Harden suffered a concussion. Hard to fake/flop that.

Blake Griffin would have found a way to flop.

 

[speeds]

Harden suffered a concussion. Hard to fake/flop that.

I'm saying the guy has been pretending to get hit for so long that maybe the NBA doesn't sympathize with him now that it's happened. Bitten by the wolf.

 

[PapaG]

I'm saying the guy has been pretending to get hit for so long that maybe the NBA doesn't sympathize with him now that it's happened. Bitten by the wolf.

Ron Artest has been beating fans for years, was suspended last year for a cheap shot, and only gets 7 games from skulling a guy?

It's the WWE. Part of me is glad I don't have to watch the Blazers play 5 on 8 this year in the playoffs.

 

[illmatic99]

They went easy on him.

 

[BBert]

Seven games is nothing for what he did. Keep letting Bynum and Crazy Whirled Peas get away with this shit and there is going to be another Kermit Washington / Rudy T. injury. Stern's money-grubbing Laker-loving scumbag.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Seven games is nothing for what he did. Keep letting Bynum and Crazy Whirled Peas get away with this shit and there is going to be another Kermit Washington / Rudy T. injury. Stern's money-grubbing Laker-loving scumbag.

+ 1

 

[jlprk]

Boys will be boys. Let the kids have their fun.

 

[speeds]

 

[crandc]

Rasheed Wallace gave a ref a dirty look. What did he get, 10 games? And it's not a matter of reputation; Sheed had a rep for mouthing off, World Peace a well deserved rep for getting physical.

7 games my ass! Ed Schultz suggested a month, I think that's more in line, considering his history. Does he have to cause serious injury before the NBA acts?

 

[e_blazer]

The Lakers are likely to lose their first round series because of this suspension (which is just fine by me). I would have been happier if they had made it an 8 game suspension, however, so there would be no chance of MWP being able to play in a Game 7, should the Lakers last that long.

 

[BBert]

Rasheed Wallace gave a ref a dirty look. What did he get, 10 games? And it's not a matter of reputation; Sheed had a rep for mouthing off, World Peace a well deserved rep for getting physical.

7 games my ass! Ed Schultz suggested a month, I think that's more in line, considering his history. Does he have to cause serious injury before the NBA acts?

Obviously, and sadly, the answer is 'yes'.

 

[PapaG]

Rasheed Wallace gave a ref a dirty look. What did he get, 10 games? And it's not a matter of reputation; Sheed had a rep for mouthing off, World Peace a well deserved rep for getting physical.

7 games my ass! Ed Schultz suggested a month, I think that's more in line, considering his history. Does he have to cause serious injury before the NBA acts?

Rasheed confronted a ref in the loading dock area of the Rose Garden. He got 7 games, I think. I remember that was back when I was still defending Sheed on the ESPN board.

 

[jlprk]

Verbal vs physical.

From a hundred feet away, Sheed yelled a threat at Donaghy, but everyone except Stu Jackson knew that "I'm going to kick your ass" is an empty threat. It was only verbal, like all Sheed infractions.

Peace got the same number of games, 7, for actually hurting someone. It was no kiss when he concussed Harden. He gave him a concussing he'll never forget.

 

[jlprk]

Rasheed confronted a ref in the loading dock area of the Rose Garden. He got 7 games, I think. I remember that was back when I was still defending Sheed on the ESPN board.

You and many Sheed-haters took Rasheed's side one last time only because a new poster who had been there a week or two rallied everyone to change their minds about him. Maris was a big help, too.

Who was that masked man?

 

[BBert]

Donaghy fixed the game by T-ing up Sheed for no reason, inciting him, then throwing him out of the game. Sheed confronted him about the obvious crime, and was summarily suspended by the league for 7 games. NBA action is fan-tastic.